The Opus
American hip hop group
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The Opus is an American hip hop record production duo from Chicago, Illinois.[2] It consists of The Isle of Weight and Mr. Echoes.[3] AllMusic described them as "two of the most brilliant beatmakers working in hip-hop circa 2003."[4]
Years active1994–present
Labels
- Ozone Music
- Tri-Eight Music Supplies
- Mush Records
- Indus Recordings
The Opus | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop[1] |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Website | theopus |
The Isle of Weight (born Aaron Smith) and Mr. Echoes (born Kevin Johnson) first met while attending Proviso East High School together.[5] In 1994, the duo started making music together.[5] The duo handled the production work on Rubberoom's 1999 album Architechnology.[6][7]
Members
Discography
Studio albums
- First Contact 001 (2002)
- Breathing Lessons (2003)
- Praying Mantis-Plus (2010)
Compilation albums
- Blending Density (2010)
- The Opus of the Opus Vol. One (2010)
- The Opus of the Opus Vol. Two (2010)
EPs
- 0.0.0. (2002)
- Movement One (2002)
- Movement Two (2002)
- Movement Three (2002)
- Movement Four (2003)
- Movement Five (2004)
- Earthwalkers EP (2004)
- Praying Mantis EP (2010)
- The Save Me Gallery (2010)
- March of the Termites (2012)
- Man Down (2017)
Singles
- "Live" (2002)
- "Madhouse" (2004)
- "Up & Away" (2011)
- "International" (2011)
- "A Stainless Steel Xmas" (2011)
Productions
- Rubberoom - Gothic Architecture (1995)
- Rubberoom - Architechnology (1999)
- Thawfor - Where Thawght Is Worshiped (2001)
- DJ Krush - "Trihedron" from The Message at the Depth (2002)
- Sonic Sum - "Films (The Opus Remix)" from Operazor EP (2003)
- Verbal Kent - "Alien Rock" from What Box (2004)
- Eliot Lipp - "Its Time to Leave (The Opus Remix)" from Brolabs (2011)